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Jill discusses why she chose NEWPORT’s setting and era in a guest blog on Book Club Girl: http://www.bookclubgirl.com/book_club_girl/2015/07/guest-post-by-jill-morrow-author-of-newport.html

NEWPORT Book Club Pick for July

July 20, 2015 Pat Woods

July 14, 2015 Jill Morrow

Thanks to Jennifer Vido for Making NEWPORT a Book Club Pick for July: http://jensjewels.typepad.com/blog/top-5.html

Lessons

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NEWPORT has been out in the world for a week now, and the last seven days have been busy. I won’t bore anyone with the details, but let’s just say that I was ridiculously optimistic (or totally naive) in thinking I’d be able to produce a viable blog post for today. I’ve learned a lot…

Happy Launch Day to NEWPORT!

July 7, 2015 Pat Woods

Newport is now available wherever books (and audiobooks and ebooks) are sold. Below are just some of the places you can pick it up. Be sure to spread the word! Amazon iTunes Barnes & Noble Indiebound BooksAMillion

Hello and Goodbye

July 7, 2015 Jill Morrow

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Happy Launch Day to me, Happy Launch Day to me … sung to the tune of … well, you can guess. Think cake. Think candles. Think best wishes for this next year, because as of today, Newport is officially out there in the world, figuratively “born.” But, wait. What’s that other piece of music I hear swelling…

NEWPORT is Sutter Home’s book club selection for July!

July 6, 2015 Pat Woods

NEWPORT is Sutter Home’s book club selection for July! Click here for more details.

Between the Covers

July 1, 2015 Pat Woods

June 30, 2015 Jill Morrow

Jill was interviewed by the Baltimore County Public Library’s Between the Covers blog, where she discusses Newport, her writing process, other authors and much more. Read the full interview on the BCPL.info website by clicking here.

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Back in fourth grade, I was fascinated by the 19th century westward expansion of the United States. The stories I wrote reflected that. Research? Nah. I just wrote. This probably explains how I found myself writing a scene set in a one-room prairie schoolhouse where a bunch of students expressed their boredom by throwing paper…

My History with Historical Fiction

June 23, 2015 Jill Morrow